>> guest: not well in alabama. not well in alabama and all of these facts played a central role, i believe, in the way the case was perceived and the way the case was tried in alabama. liberwitz, himself, had to have at one point an armed guard to escort him, you know, like, between when he was off duty during the trials. >> host: so we go through the second series of trials, what happens to the scottsboro boys? >> guest: second series of trials, you know, like this was the decater trials. >> host: why did they move it from scottsboro? >> guest: i think that was more a question of simply the most available and convenient venue. there were no legal reasons behind that, but the judge in that particular case was a very, very fair minded judge, and that judge after hearing the testimony and the witnesses in effect declared a mistrial, you know, and ordered a retrial. that was a 1933, and that provided the foundation for yet another set of appeals which again went to the supreme court, and the supreme court ruled on beh

. >>> qué tal, muy buenas noches, alabama es oficialmente el estado más duro para los indocumentados, hb57 entrará en vigor en alabama, la jueza federal no bloqueó las partes más duras, incluso los niños podrían ser preguntados sobre su status migratorio en las escuelas públicas, tenemos el informe desde alabama con maría antonieta. >>> gracias, maría elena, estamos aquí en la corte federal >>> estamos aquí en la corte federal, en donde en estos 203 legajos se definió esta ley contra los inmigrantes indocumentados. >>> sí se puede, sí se puede. >>> pero no se pudo, los buenos deseos y la esperanza de estos inmigrantes no fue suficiente . >>> con esto alabama tiene la ley más severa, dijo el gobernador, además bloqueó 4 incisos que vamos a apelar. >>> es que las 3 demandas interpuestas contra la ley, una de la administración obama otra de la coalición de iglesias, y otra de grupos hispanos, tuvo decisiones diferentes, esto ha causado problemas a los hispanos que tendrán que cambiarlo todo . >>> sus niños no podrán ir a las escuelas, están acosados, tienen miedo. >>> las escuelas tienen

>> not well in alabama. not well. all of these factors played a central role and the way the case was perceived and the way the case was tried in alabama. liebowitz himself had to have at one point an armed guard to escort him between when he was off duty during trials. >> so we go through the second series of trials. what happens? >> the second series. this was the decatur trials in 1933. >> why did they move it from scottsboro? >> i think it was more a question of simply the most available and convenient venue. there were no legal reasons behind that. but the judge in that particular case was a very, very few reminded judge. that judge after hearing the testimony and the witnesses in effect declared a mistrial he ordered a retrial. that was in 1933. that provided the foundation for yet another set of appeals, which, again, went to the supreme court. the supreme court ruled on behalf of the defendants. between 1933 and 1935 there was a time of waiting. >> and during that time were they held in jail. >> yes. >> what w

aquÍ, en alabama, algunas partes fueron bloqueadas, otros, no.n en que esta ley rebasa los alcances de la anterior de arizona al otorgar autoridad a los policÍas para verificar el estatus migratorio de sospechosos. la califican como un intento extraordinario de regular la vida de los inmigrantes. serÁ permitido que la policÍa detenga a sospechosos de ser indocumentados. que en escuelas pÚblicas comprueben el estatus migratorio de estudiantes y padres. que se anulan contrato con indocumentados. >> mÁs grave es la situaciÓn para alabama. pero tambiÉn para todo el paÍs. ya que un juez pone un fallo de este tipo, entonces otros estados van a animarse a hacer este tipo de cosas. >> varios grupos interpusieron una demanda a le ley. varios estados tienen legislaciones similares. sin tomar en cuenta la lecciÓn aprendida en arizona >> los autores de este tipo de ley la promovieron como una salvaciÓn, como una solución a la economÍa y al problema migratorio de indocumentados. esto no funcionÓ. todavÍa sigue la economía en el mismo lugar. sufriÓ un golpe mu

today, police in alabama have new power.eachers have new responsibilities -- to check people's birth certificates and to enforce what, until now, was federal immigration law. not everyone welcomes the new authority. >> we don't believe that teachers in alabama public schools should be converted to immigration officers. it's not our job to police the children that come to public school every day. it is our job to teach. >> reporter: it is estimated more than 120,000 alabama citizens are here illegally. the cost to taxpayers, $290 million. >> it would not have been necessary to address this problem if the federal government would have done its job and enforced the laws dealing with this problem. [ speaking in a foreign language ] >> reporter: 39-year-old amanda said she left el salvador and illegally entered the u.s. four years ago. in alabama she cleans houses and babysits. >> translator: i'm afraid that i will go to work and i don't know if i'm ever going to return to my house. >> reporter: that's the goal, in part, say alab

muy lastimosa la situaciÓn que estÁn viviendo los inmigrantes en alabama.Ís en general que teme que mÁs pescados se una a esta ola antiinmigrante. } >> podrÍan llegar este caso a la corte suprema? >> incluye una peticiÓn en que se haga una peticiÓn de emergencia. va a ir a la corte suprema. >> si un hispano que es ciudadano americano llega a ser detenido por la policÍa de alabama por no portar documentos, podrÍa demandar a la policÍa amparado en las leyes federales? >> definitivamente, si. la enmienda 14 a la constituciÓn protege a los ciudadanos de todos los estados y la constituciÓn los protege. deben de proteger sus derechos civiles. >> mis seguidores en teitter enviaron algunas preguntas. si detienen a una persona en alabama, podrÍan beneficiarse con esta Última norma que beneficiarÍa a indocumentados que no cometieron delitos graves? >> no hay detalles en esa norma. estamos esperando que acaben de implementar lo que anunciaron en agosto. parte de esas instrucciones esperan que las personas no deben estar entregÁndose a inmigraciÓn. porque es muy peligr

>> not well in alabama. not well in alabama and all of these facts played a central role i believe in the way the case was perceived and the way the case was tried in alabama. liebowitz himself had to have at 1.8 guard escort him between when he was off-duty during the trials. >> so we go through the second series of trials and what happens in the scots brogue boies? >> the second series, this was the dictator trials of 1933. >> why did they move it from scottsboro? >> i think that was more a question of simply the most available and convenient venue. there were no legal reasons behind it. but the judge in that particular case was a very, very few minded judge and after hearing the testimony and the witnesses in the fact declared a mistrial and ordered a retrial in 1933 and that provided the foundation for yet another set of appeals which again went to the supreme court and the supreme court grew on behalf of defendants in 1935. so between 1933 and 1935 there was a period of wait until these legal issues are

where the answer is yes, alabama has to go, where the answer is no, alabama law stands. >> bill: howthis conflict? >> because when they passed the federal law making it a crime for employers to employ illegals, they considered should we make it a crime for the illegals themselves to apply for work? and the feds rejected that, saying no, we don't want that to be a crime. we want the penalty to be on the employer. so alabama tried to then make that a crime and that is therefore, inconsistent with the feds' intent. >> bill: so the feds ruled on what in the employment area can be law and not law. alabama simply tried to add to that. >> yeah, but it's in conflict because that was something -- it's not like they didn't consider it. they did and they rejected it. so i think this judge made the right decision saying that piece is inconsistent with federal law. >> bill: she threw out it's a crime to transport an illegal alien. so somebody asked me for a ride for church and i gave that illegal alien a ride someplace, i could be charged. >> yeah. again, i think she went through the analysis on

los que ya estÁn registrados en las 132 escuelas de alabama no deben preocuparse, si son estudiantesen sus dondequiercu legales. esta ley encierra una ironia en alabama es obligaciÓn que los niÑos extra jvayan a las escuel padres que ano lleven a sus hijs a estudiar puede incurrir en fe lo nadie pero con la ley h b 56 los pone al borde de la deportaciÓn, marÍa elena esto es todo confusiÓn. regresam regresemos contigo. >>> gracias difÍcil situaciÓn para los niÑos. luego el fallo de la jueza en alabama sobre la ley h b 56 va en contra de la postura de washington, que la constituciÓn le otorga el derecho exclusivo atrasar la polÍtica mi gran gra del paÍs. el gobierno de el presidente obama otorga las opciones, pero hay un reto legal a la decisiÓn judicial. el departamento de justicia que llevÓ la ley de alabama a juicio, deberÁ decidir vai apelar la decisiÓn de una corte federal, que respuesta para el don omque reaspaldÓ contra los indocumentados. >>> organizaciones nacionales de derechos civil kz es que de nam a alabama >>> hoy presentaciÓn una mocion de emergencia, para mbloquear l le

hoy hay dos estado de alabama, una que celebra que el estado haya adoptado las leyes antiindocumentadosotra atemorizada e indignada por la misma razón, en pie de lucha, vamos con rogelio nuestro enviado especial, adelante. >>> josé buenas tardes, el estado de alabama, el territorio hostil para inmigración ilegal, una jueza bloqueo la ley, pero las secciones polémicas están intactas. >>> silva una inmigrante mexicana, vive en alabala, dice que manejó a su trabajo con temor. >>> platicaba con mi esposo, le decía, qué vamos a hacer, aprobaron la ley, y los niños, la uscuela, y eso, la verdad me da miedo manejar. >>> en ese estado, la policía puede verificar el estatus migratoria, si es detenida, o arrestada, si hay sospecha que está ilegalmente en el país, la ley, considerada la más severa, se aplicará en alabama. >>> no vamos a iro a trabajar por lo mismo, uno tiene miedo. >>> muchos niños se quedaron en casa, porque por un punto exige a escuelas, verificar si ellos o sus padres, están ilegalmente en el país. >>> muchas familias piden que haga un poder de abogado con ellos. para que yo pu

the republicans have taken control of the alabama legislature, the state of alabama is dripping witho the point it was during the 50s and the 60s vial in the state of alabama unless you are white anglo saxon, you are treated as a second class citizen, you look at blacks and they look at hispanic people as second class citizens and they will do everything they can to make hispanic people feel uncomfortable and get them out of the state. all of this. >> state representative, what they will say is they are concerned about the immigration policy that exists. they are trying to enforce laws and create laws that take care of those individuals that are not in the state legally. >> they don't enforce that law against whites in the state. if whitehouse are here from european countries, particularly the western european countries, nothing is said. it is not enforced against them vial it is only enforced against the haitian and other people in the country of color vial it is not enforced against white anglo saxon people in the country illegally. >> there also provisions that were not upheld. pe

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tavis: why not incarcerate him in a federal prison in alabama? to put it another way, is there not a federal prison in alabama? >> one in montgomery and one in talladega. i do not know what the formula was used by the bureau of prisons to designate him first to illinois. i understand that as long as he is within 500 miles, they have met their guidelines. i talked the other day and put in a medical transfer for him very shortly after he got in illinois. and i want to make sure, tavis, i say, they have been great to deal with and work with. they have treated him fairly. they have treated him very nice. i think the concern, there are not many federal medical facilities that are really right there that do focus on medical issues within the federal system, and, remember, rochester is where the mayo clinic is, i think, so i think out of a true concern for his mental and physical well-being put him in a very good medical facility. tavis: there is, of course, the court of law, and there is the court of public opinion. the jury had the case. i know this i

alabama is not like that anymore, but they are trying to bring this back. that's what we are. >> i myself overwhelmingly love thi country. >> victor was brought here by his parent when is he was a toddler. victor is undocumented and part of a group of high school kids calling themselves dreamers who have been very vocal against the law because they are the ones who will likely suffer the most if they or their parents are deported. this is jose. he is undocumented. he said his dream was to be a teacher or a doctor. >> i came here at the age of 3. in all honesty, mexico seems like a foreign world to me. with all the problems it has now, the thought of having to go back. >> eduardo has his papers unlike many of his friends. >> i am mostly sad because i got papers and then my friends, most of them have to go back to their country or whatever. i'm here lucky being able to have education and all the benefits they can't. >> we are all trying to get along and raise our children and grandchildren and everything. you have that illegal word. it makes a difference. >>

black: i thank the gentleman from alabama for yielding. mr. speaker, the tragic death of tad that took place in huntsville, alabama, on april 17, 2009, serves as a sad reminder of the broken immigration system that we have here in the united states. we see stories like this in our local newspapers, on our local and national news. they are reminders that we have a serious illegal immigration problem in our country and the need to take action to secure our borders. and remember -- as a member of the immigration reform caucus, i believe that while we are a nation of immigrants, we are first and foremost a nation of laws. i'm a co-sponsor of a number of comprehensive bills that would help combat illegal immigration. one bill, the clear act, would authorize state and local law enforcement to assist in the enforcement of the u.s. immigration laws which means they can investigate, apprehend, and transfer over to i.c.e. officials illegal aliens in the united states. another bill that i'm co-sponsoring goes after sanctuary cities, denying state crimina

. >> al regreso entrar en vigor duras leyes en alabama, le contamos más después de los comerciales. ♪ debido a su condición de indocumentado, el hombre de 77 años de dad se declaró no cumpable, pese a que la policía dice que su contenido de alcohol en la sangre, era casi el doble, al momento de su arresto, el medio hermano del difunto padre del presidente, está bajo libertad condicional. la siguiente información es de mucho interés para los clientes del banco de américa, y es que a partir del 2012, las personas que tengan tarjeta de esta entdad, deberanó pagar un costo adicionales, la medida se da por las pérdidas en ingreso que enfrenta el banco debido a regulación que ahora lo limitan en los cobros que realizan por sobregiros en las cuentas, importante es aclarar que no habría cobros a los clientes por el uso de cajeros automáticos de ese banco, hoy hy dos clases estado de alabama, el que celebra que hayan aceptado las leyes más duras contra la inmigración en este país, y otro que está indigndo por la misma situación. >> ella es una inmigrante mexicana, y dice que hoy manejó a su tr

mark strassmann is in alabama with more about this new law and its impact. >> reporter: under alabama's new immigration law, police can detain suspected illegal immigrants and hold them without bond. the law's supporters complain the 60,000 people here illegally cost alabama taxpayers a quarter billion dollars a year in schools and social services and governor robert bentley promises enforcement will begin right away. >> we have just passed a law that conforms with federal law and we will see what happens. we expect them to do their job now. and we'll see if they're going to do it. >> reporter: but when only five pickers showed up this morning, to harvest his sweet potatoes, farmer keith smith saw possible ruin-- the loss of his half million dollar crop. >> they're running scared because of this new law. >> reporter: and you're in trouble. >> i'm in trouble. bad trouble. >> reporter: smith's 200 acres need 20 pickers, mostly mexican nationals. >> there's not enough documented people here to supply that work force. >> reporter: most of your workers are here illegally. >> sure. if they go

it went into effect in alabama today. the governor says they can't live with illegal immigrants, farmers worry they can't live without them. anthony mason reports america's biggest bank will start challenging a fee for using a debit. record low mortgage rates set off a refinancing frenzy. cynthia bowers tells us homeowners who need lower rates the most can't get them. and after the summer... >> it's gone! >> pelley: comes the fall. jeff glor on the historic collapse of the red sox and the braves. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, alabama's tough new immigration law went into effect today, surviving for now a challenge from the obama administration and others. the law will allow officials to check the immigration status of students in public schools and give the police new powers to determine whether someone is in the country illegally. a federal judge yesterday upheld those key provisions of the law. mark strassmann is in alabama with more about this new

en esto se calcula audiencias, gastos médicos para los sospechosos >>la ley de alabama permite que losn las escuelas. >>24 horas que la jueza federal aprobara la mayoría de la ley las reacciones no se hicieron esperar >>este grupo que se reunió en una panaderia de condado montgomery dijeron que lo que más les asusta es el derecho que tiene la policía de detener a una persona >>ya es legal que te va ap edir tus papales, y no los tenemos >>mucha gente no se presento al trabajo por temor >>muchos niños no se presentaron en la escuela porque no tenemos papeles ni tenemos seguro social >>y dice que esto es una victoria pues permitió que la mayoría de la ley entrara en vigor >>fuimos muy cuidadosos en que se aprobara esta ley, es triste que exista en alabama que son discriminadas. >>los grupos que presentaron una demanda están preparándose para apelar. >>gustovo valdes condado montgomery alabama >>también esto de la deportación de indocumentados también es negocio. los centros de detencion se llevan jugosas ganancias gracias al drama de la inmigracion si papeles >>maría estuvo ocho meses det

. >>> qué tal, muy buenas noches, alabama es oficialmente el estado más duro para los indocumentados, hb57 entrará en vigor en alabama, la jueza federal no bloqueó las partes más duras, incluso los niños podrían ser preguntados

you save. >>> let's go back tuscaloosa, alabama.gh the southeast. reynolds wolf covered those storms and covered the aftermath. it was amazing that tuscaloosa was torn up, but the university of alabama there was spared for the most part. how are you seeing the mood change as we get ready for football season to kick off? >> it's eager anticipation. no question about it. these people have been through a nightmare situation with the tornado that came through on april 27th. i'll tell you, although there are things around the community that have been fixed up since the devastation of the tornado, it is amazing anyone who comes here for a game, you make that drive down the freeway, get off mcfarland boulevard, where you used to have subdivisions and shopping malls, there are places where things look pristine then there is a definite demarkation point from before the damage and aftermath. now it appears to be an empty field. you wouldn't know if you dropped in on the area there were ever house necessary that place to begin with. there is d

is and this case arises out of alabama. and in many ways, i think this case actually pulls together many of the strands of concerns that have been raised in prior cases involving ineffective assistance of counsel which come out of alabama. and so it's important to know the context of this case. obama is a jurisdiction that does not provide indigent criminal counsel for convicts in post-conviction proceedings. they also do provide counsel in trial proceedings in capital cases and in direct appeals but they cap they attorney's fees that can be recovered at $1,000 so what this means is that very often you have not very experienced attorneys who are working on capital cases in alabama. in alabama, you also do not need to have a unanimous jury verdict to impose the sentence of death. a panel of 12 jurors is sufficient. if you put a lot of cases you have a lot of cases emanating out of alabama like woods and thomas this year in which cory maples went to trial with pro bono counsel, with two very inexperienced counsel at both the

this arises out of alabama. in many ways, i think this case pulls together many of the strands of concern that had been raised in prior cases involving ineffective assistance of counsel from alabama. it is important know the context. alabama is a jurisdiction that does not provide indigent criminals council for convicts in post conviction proceedings. they also provide counsel and try proceedings in capital cases, and direct appeals, but they pass the attorney fees -- a cap the attorney fees that can be recovered at $100. very often, you have not very experienced attorneys who are working on capital cases in alabama. in alabama, you also do not need a unanimous jury verdict to impose the sentence of death, 10 out of 12 is sufficient. if you put that together, there are a lot of cases out of alabama, such as these two, in which quarry maples went to trial with no council, very experienced counsel, -- very inexperienced council, at both the guilt phase and sentencing phase. the council failed to put on any evidenc

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>> then and now, a very small town in northern alabama. now it is known because it is the site of the place where luggage supplies are often bought and sold. it is a sleepy town. and then talking to those young people of scottsboro who still talk about it in those terms to do nothing of the case. >> host: how many trials happened? >> guest: they were separated and tried in batches. clarence, who emerges as one of the major voices was tried at least three times. another defendant was tried and convicted at least three times. it is a variation because of the legal history and the ways in which they were separated summer tried and convicted more than others. >> host: than what happened after two weeks? >> they were tried in batches if in four different trials the first time rhine. >> after that case, how does it get to the supreme court? >> through a series of finding procedures. there were debates of various groups who was best qualified to represent and defend the scottsboro boys. there was sharp contention between an organization called th

new york under a different name, was finally given a pardon by a then governor george wallace of alabama. .. >> by the records and by my impression, understanding of her was a more gentle and vulnerable person who joined into victoria price's story, but it was much more ambivalent about it. it was, in fact, ruby bates' we can't think of the charges act of 1933 decatur trial which led to judge horton basically saying that we mustn't bring this circus to an end. >> where the prostitutes? >> they were prostitutes is a loaded term, particularly in the context of the socioeconomic circumstances that they live in and the socioeconomic circumstances that they inhabited. they were known in their communities for exchanging sexual favors. sometimes for money, sometimes for pleasure. but they were also factory workers. and as factory workers they're also looking for work. one of the note about ruby bates. after ruby bates recanted, she was immediately embraced by the ild and the communist party and went on to her. speaking tour on behalf of gaining freedom for the scottsboro boys. >> the importance

tropical storm lee is still drenching parts of the louisiana, mississippi, alabama and florida coast this hour. but it's starting to make a move toward the tennessee valley. the storm came ashore yesterday along the louisiana coastline where some roads and low-lying areas are under water. so far, no reports of any major flooding in the region's biggest city, new orleans. we have reporters across the storm zone to bring you the latest, ed lavandera in southern louisiana, reynolds wolf on the alabama gulf coast. susan candiotti in paterson, new jersey, a city flooded by hurricane irene last weekend. president obama toured that area today. but we want to begin with ed lavandera. he's in jean lafitte, louisiana, near new orleans. set the scene for us where you are. >> reporter: good afternoon, alina. jean lafitte is south of new orleans, on its way down to the gulf of mexico. if you look in the distance, you'll see an orange sheet on the horizon. on the other side of that, this that is the intercoastal waterway. to the left takes you down toward the gulf of mexico. to the right it winds

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winston county claims, and i think in effect did secede from alabama when alabama seceded from the united union. there are there named ewe little cease right now after grant. it's a remarkable county. an hour and a half from birmingham the closest center very rural 15,000, 25,000 people, also marion county in the same area. they have high unemployment, about 14% unemployment in that area. these 100 or so jobs are important. i just would tell you i went there a few months ago. had the local high school band play and they welcomed me, all the employees were there and they pleaded with me to do what i could to help them save their jobs. and i promised to do so. and i'm afraid we are in the mood of this country, the bill is moving, and we'll just move it through and people will forget those people back home in haleyville but i'm not forgetting them. i believe they have a legitimate request to make to their government that the true principles of g.s.p., that you don't get the import ex tiles into the united states if there is a domestic manufacturer who would be adversely affected. you can imp

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specifically, what are your qualms with this particular law in alabama? >> well, this -- the alabama law goes way beyond what arizona did, which went way beyond what was done before that, which is basically it deputyizes officers and that basically subjects anybody to racial profiling and discrimination based upon the way they look or if they are perceived as foreign. very problematically asks for teachers to check the immigration status of students. really undermining the ability of schools to focus on what they are their mandate is and also leading to deterrent to enrollment for many parents. >> what do laws like this say about the climate in this country when it comes to not immigration but specifically illegal immigration? >> the climate in the country has been very difficult with regards to finding common ground on immigration. that's why we've had such a federal stalemate on the issue. basically it's left the states in a position where they have to grapple with the situation. unfortunately what we've seen, these laws in many states have led to many

alabama officials saying tonight the law goes into affect tomorrow. >> greta: there are other things.rt in the statute requiring schools to check citizenship of the students and also, one of the things i thought was unusual she upheld a section nullify contracts knowingly introduced to with unauthorized aliens which i thought is broader than any other decision i've seen. i suspect the justice department doesn't like the ruling and the justice department is going to appeal it. right? >> i think so. i think there is too much at stake and the plaintiffs and another lawsuit in a large group of plaintiffs have indicated they're going to appeal and seek an emergency stay pending the outcome of the appeal. justice tonight said they're looking at options but since they've got a decision in their favor in arizona case, i don't think they're done. >> greta: what is reactions among citizens in alabama? are they paying attention? delighted or think it's too tough? what is the reaction? >> i think it's a little bit of all of the above. but there are an awful lot of strong feelings about illegal im

living in the state of alabama, we don't have professional sports. us when it comes to sports is college football. doesn't matter if you are a tiger, you pull for the crimson tide. that rivalry is like a knife fight in the phone booth. one thing that has been missing and one thing that will help to restore the community is for games to start up once again and that will get under way around noontime here in alabama. let's send it back to you. >> reynolds, what have you seen in terms of changes of the community? have folks been able to rebuild their homes? they are getting back to school and some of the schools have opened as well. >> reporter: you know, you bring up a good point and it's something that a lot of people will deal with when they come back to visit. parts of the community, to answer your question first, yes, there are certainly signs of progress, and things are rebuild. one thing that is important that a student mentioned the other day, when people return to tuscaloosa for the games, they turn off on mcfarland boulevard, and when they do

look at the rain now, northeast of here towards starkfield into alabama. now spreading towards the atlanta metro area. big airport there, busiest in the planet. count on delays today and even tomorrow. possibly into parts of wednesday. but look at that tornado watch. that includes parts of mississippi, east of here, alabama and into the florida panhandle. that is in effect until 4:00. they may reissue it. in fact, we've had a tornado watch kind of associated with lee, or the remains of lee, going on the third day in a row. they just keep putting them out because tropical systems do spin up tornados. there's a higher risk now of severe weather this afternoon in the deep south. things are easing off here. going downhill east and north of here. all that rain is heading into the northeast from the flood stricken areas from hurricane irene. >> a rough labor day down there. mike, we appreciate it. thank you. we're also watching hurricane katia. still a cat 2 out in the atlantic, heading northwest. todd santos has the latest on katia. todd. >> craig, yeah. i want

there are flash flood warnings in effect throughout mississippi and alabama.ontinue to see some heavy downpours. rupert lacey is the director of emergency management for harrison county, mississippi and joins us now by phone to talk more about what they're seeing. sir, we've heard about water rescues in parts of mississippi. so how bad has the flooding been that you've seen? >> good morning, first. and thank you. of course we have had heavy rainfalls happening throughout the coastal area, in my particular county we've got three major rivers that are flooding. the public of course took warnings on that and they got prepared. in jackson county they had some flooding issues in the early hours yesterday morning and they did have to rescue some people out of the flooded area. of course shelter them. >> rupert, you are located right on the gulf so obviously you are concerned about any swollen waterways, concerned about storm surges. as you said, your people had to prepare. was it just strictly evacuation? >> of course, protect property, move items, get them out to h

. >> greta: tell me, what is the law in alabama?nts to see this law touching every aspect of an illegal aliens live from schools, work, transportation to where they live, they really you know tried to draw a broad swab and affect folks they don't want in alabama. >> greta: as i understand it, what i've seen is that alabama's illegal immigration law is the strictest in the nation, stricter than arizona, utah, indiana and georgia. is that a fair representation of it? >> it is. that is what the spots are called. they're proud of that. one of the key things that the judge did was again a departure from what courts have done in arizona law and others allowing law enforcement to make traffic stops and in the course of the stop other other contact, determine a person's immigration status, other courts said no. that is -- let's stop and take a look at that. she looks and said congress is allowed for states to have a role in immigration enforce many. she didn't block the law. she aloud it to go forward. alabama officials saying tonight the l

criminalizing a purchase at a store which the alabama law does.n the realm of criminality. as we describe it. >> we will no doubt speak with you again. thank you for your time today. >>> here are some other headlines we are following in the news now. former imf chief strass-kahn arriving at a paris police station for a face-to-face meeting with the woman that says raped her. it is not uncommon in criminal investigations in france. they do not imply innocence nor guilt. strass-kahn vehemently denies any wrongdoing but the woman repeated allegations with increasing force. >>> a final plea from the attorneys of amanda knox hoping to overturn the americans murder conviction in italian court. her attorney says that her life has been swept away by a tsunami and her sister says she's very anxious as they await a decision. >> i know my sister. she is not the witch everybody says she is. she is a loyal and down-to-earth person. >> amanda was sentenced to 26 years in prison for killing her roommate in 2007. she will address the court on monday. >>> an inter

but here is what the judge in alabama left intact. provisions that require police to determine the immigration status of people who were stopped or arrested and to hold them. we have a whole list to look at. block states from enforcing contracts to which illegal immigrants are a party that make it a felly nor illegal immigrants to enter into any business with the states, that includes municipal services or trying to get a business or driver's license. make it a crime for people to people to fail to carry their immigration documents and also a provision that requires schools to keep track of the immigration status of all of their children. here are the provisions that the judge has temporarily blocked. those that make it a crime for an illegal immigrant to apply for work or transport or shield illegal immigrants or urge them to come to the state. that allow lawsuits against company that's hire illegal immigrants while dismissing workers here legally and forbid businesses from taking tax deductions for wages someone here illegally. can'

you can go to church one alabama town is giving nonviolent offenders that option. operation restore our community or rock begins next week when the city judge will give misdemeanor offenders a choice go to jail and pay a fine or go to church every sunday for year. ok so if you go to church you have to check in every week and a pact with the pastor and you know if you you show up every time your case will be dropped after a year good deal or completely wrong to have the courts do this. i think it's really complicated and i think in this particular area it's a big problem specifically because they don't have any mosques or temples for jewish the i mean it's obviously a christian thing go to church be better which i have an issue with i do however salute judges who are trying to find creative ways to keep people from jail i don't think play and derek we have just a little bit of time but i want you to get your thoughts and i actually i actually pretty much agree with you on this issue i'm like eating tater tots in public schools i like the fact that the judge has been

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federal judge upholding most but not all of alabama's controversial immigration law.he lot. two alabama colleges held protests against the immigration law claiming it was too strict. police can detain anybody suspected of being in the country illegally and public schools may now check to be sure that every student new student is a legal resident. what new provision throw out alabama cannot make it a crime to harbor or transport and illegal. special housing today bill signed running out of money preventing the government funding that for next tuesday lawmakers expected to tackle larger funding bill once they all return from recess concerned that legislators would not to approve a measure republicans and democrats finding out how to pay for aid for victims of natural disasters as it turns out the gate agency that handles disasters had its mathematics wrong. had enough money to get through the week. state agency that punishes attorneys asking 11 supreme court to suspend the license of rod blagojevich likely the first step towards this barring him have until october the 1

and the whitecaps out there as they are fighting the wind on net oil rig also damage in southern alabama m dave fink a tornado-down the national weather service was after survey all the damage and see how the trees snapped that will determine if it was a tornado much of the gulf coast is under severe threat of flooding >> more damage from this tropical storm look at this trailer it was turned over on its side from the tornadoes this is a dirty foot trailer in mississippi . and when this picture out of alabama a guy walking between that of the beach highs as the water should be in front of and not under them. and this a little girl walking through the water and the stop sign in the back room and how high the water is. it is going to take a long time for these areas to dry out >> out of san francisco although today is a and not a lot of traffic on bart we are expecting another protest two separate probes no justice no bart and anonymous these of the times for no justice no bart press conference at 4:30 p.m. maand that hacker group anonymous has announced a protest at 5:00 p.m. today him it

the university of alabama kicking off its season.'s always a big deal, no matter what year it is, but different this year, because it's the first game since that devastating tornado hit their home city of tuscaloosa. many are saying this new season can help heal a community. we're going to the university of alabama campus after the break. stay here. but not in my neighborhood. ♪ [ female announcer ] we're throwing away misperceptions about natural gas vehicles. more of the vehicles that fuel our lives use clean american natural gas today. it costs about 40 percent less than gasoline, so why aren't we using it even more? start a conversation about using more natural gas vehicles in your community. >>> well, 19 minutes past the hour now. the university of alabama football team returning to the field today. it's the first major event in tuscaloosa since a devastating tornado destroyed parts of the city back in april. students and the players hoping the return of football will help that city heal. our reynolds wolf is in tuscaloosa for u